Jeter, 38, suffered a fractured left ankle in Game 1 of the ALCS, after battling a sore ankle/foot for several weeks. He was helped off the field and missed the remainder of the series, which the Yankees lost in four games to the Detroit Tigers.

He had surgery on Oct. 20 and was projected to need 4-5 months to full recover.

“All I can go by is what the doctors say; he just has to take the time to heal up and get it going,” Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told the New York Daily News. “I don’t know what he does in December, anyway, to get ready. He might relax. I’ve seen pictures of him in Anguilla before on TMZ, so maybe he won’t be on TMZ in a Speedo. Once he’s healthy, we’ll get him going and he’ll be back on track.”

In 159 games this past season, Jeter hit .316 with 15 homers, 58 RBIs, a .362 on-base percentage and a major league-best 216 hits.